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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dj London is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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157 cm
28
139 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
144 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kinjo Sasake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj London! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! London thows a body shot but no joy. Sasake misses with a hook. Sasake throws the left hand but London avoids the punch easily. Sasake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with London but London pushes him off and we're back to square one. London slips a jab from Sasake. Sasake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and London counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sasake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A telegraphed right hand from London misses the target. Sasake fails with the takedown. London throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sasake throws a body punch but London moves out of range. Sasake shoots in looking for a takedown but London manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sasake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him. London scores with a jab. Nice body punch from London. London pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sasake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
London scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sasake throws an overhand right that lands on London's shoulder, as London tries to avoid the shot. Sasake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract London. Sasake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but London moves away. Sasake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasake with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dj London is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A punch lands to the side of Sasake 's head but he takes it in his stride. Sasake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. London cracks Sasake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. London throws a jab when Sasake was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sasake takes a swing at London's ribcage but misses. London misses with a looping left. Sasake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasake just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
London throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sasake's head. London throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sasake misses the body punch and London counters with a body kick that stops Sasake in his tracks momentarily. Sasake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sasake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but London was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasake. Sasake looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range. London is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Sasake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sasake slips a jab and a cross from London.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sasake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
London displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj London dominated that round. That's time! Sasake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sasake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
London is looking to clinch. London misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasake.
Sasake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sasake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. London managing to control the position. Sasake stops London from standing up. Sasake content to stall in guard here. Sasake is fighting to break London's control of his arms but London is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sasake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Sasake won't allow London to sweep him here. Sasake with a flurry of punches that miss. London keeping moving, preventing Sasake from controlling successfully. Sasake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. London keeping full guard, as Sasake tries to pass. Sasake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sasake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. London is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sasake trying to control the position from guard on top but London is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sasake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. London is keeping the position for now. London wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. London avoids the body shot from Sasake.
London is looking to take this fight into the clinch. London lands with a straight right. Sasake didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. London throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasake misses with a wild body shot. Sasake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but London manages to avoid it. Sasake looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range. Sasake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sasake dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. London does a little dance to reset his feet. London fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasake on the side of the head. Sasake swings and misses with a shot to the body and London counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sasake thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sasake misses with a straight right. Sasake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
London closes the distance and clinches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, London creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from London.
Sasake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. London smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sasake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. London sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dj London will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Sasake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
London lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
London has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Sasake misses with a straight left. Sasake misses with a hook. London ducked under it nicely. Sasake is looking to wear down London with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sasake thows a left - swing and a miss! London wants to clinch. London is looking to clinch but Sasake is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sasake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasake walks forward, straight into a front kick from London. Sasake swings away with a body shot that misses
and London counters into the clinch. Nicely done. London misses with a hook from the clinch. Sasake blocks an uppercut.
London breaks from the clinch.
Sasake swings widly with a right hand
and London counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. London is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Sasake defending well as London loads up on a big left hand. Sasake misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sasake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sasake throws a shot from downtown. London moves away and avoids it. A decent looking cross lands there for London. Sasake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. London's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Sasake throws a body punch but London moves out of range. Dj London seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sasake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. London sees it coming and avoids it easily. London takes a shot to the body in his stride.
London ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasake moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. London has managed to clinch.
London pushes Sasake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sasake blocks a body shot from London. London breaks the clinch.
London takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sasake shoots for a double leg takedown but London sprawls well. He's pushed Sasake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sasake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Dj London seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sasake throws a shot to the body.
Dj London is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. London keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sasake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from London. London uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sasake. Sasake throws a hook but London avoids it easily. Sasake throws a looping overhand right but London ducks down to avoid it. Kinjo Sasake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good standup being displayed there by London as he connects with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sasake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Dj London comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got London winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dj London!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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